The Natchitoches (Louisiana) Art Colony (1921-1937) was recognized as the first art colony of the South. Founded by Irma Sompayrac (Willard) and taught by Newcomb College (New Orleans, Louisiana) Art professors, Ellsworth Woodward and Will Henry Stevens, the colony was part of the movement to produce southern indigenous art. Originally an en plein air landscape school recognized locally, regionally and nationally, an arts and crafts local orientation resulted in the later (Depression) years. The group influenced the development and spread of other southern art colonies (including Melrose (Louisiana) Writers' and Artists' Colony) and established a public awareness and patronage for arts in the South. This is primarily a study of the background of the colony (in the context of the art colony concept) and the colony itself (founders, instructors, students, publicity, history); and not an evaluation of the few paintings (reproductions are included) found / acase@tulane.edu
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TULANE/oai:http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/:tulane_23669 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Contributors | Luster, Sarah Bailey (Author), Poesch, Jessie J (Thesis advisor) |
| Publisher | Tulane University |
| Source Sets | Tulane University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Access requires a license to the Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) database., Copyright is in accordance with U.S. Copyright law |
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